Attached is the view this morning at 0700ET. I put in an order to fill at 1417limit. I tend to look for the breakeven trade after I've been in the...
Any suggestions for improving resolution? Tough mix between keeping it below 102K bytes and giving a picture that allows you to see it in context....
I've looked at alot of charts lately and am still not sure whether to play the breakout or the fade at the 20 bar H/L. My impression is that when...
Attached is the spreadsheet listing the trades thus far. After about 20 or so I will start looking at statistics to improve my performance. Albert
After being stopped out for a small winner I then placed a sell stop at 1420, the 20 bar low. Walked away and came back to find that I had been...
I don't know if taking a bunch of small trades is the answer. Maybe stalking a trend and buying a pullback, then NOT closing out the position and...
To Trendy- Yes that's correct, I should have put it down as a sell. I'll fix it when I update the journal. The MaxDraw is the actual drawdown and...
As far as arrows go, I'll try. I think I can do it in the paint progam that I paste into. I will give it a whirl this weekend. Good for visual...
Really. Here's the attachment. Albert
I have attached a spreadsheet to hopefully lend some clarity to the process. Please give me some input on whether this has value or is just...
The question of whether the money is real or not isn't so much the issue as how the trades are recorded. Everybody has such different styles that...
Don't know where the first one went! Albert
After seeing the NQ move up to the upper line and almost stop me out I decided to move the stop down and, accordingly, was obliged at 1429. The...
Filled at 1433.00 at 10:34 approximately. Not positive since I don't get fill times at my broker. Stop is at 1437.00 because the 20 bar high is at...
Attached is the chart I was looking at when I put on an order to sell 2 Mar 04 NQ @1433.00limit (10:10am). If filled the stop is at 1437.00. As of...
I don't understand your spreadsheet. Where is coke? Is there an order for it somewhere? I looked at the line denoting the 19th but can't find it....
I trade anything with enough liquidity to get in and out. Most of the time my list comes from those on the CRB, that way I can use relative...
That's the 64K question isn't it? I can tell you that the fade is the play usually, but when you're wrong, ouch. That is why the stop is so tight....
My plan is to trade 30 minute bars in both stocks and commodities. I will evaluate whether to go long or short at 20 bar highs and lows as these...
I don't think you have a discipline problem. You have an organization problem. Do you keep a notebook in front of you while you are trading?...
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